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Uff/M UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. H. WEST, OF J ERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- THIRDSTO H. S. DANIELS AND J. W. ENOS, OF SAME PLACE.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 580,812, dated April13, 1897.

Application filed July l15, 1896.

To @ZZ whom it may conocida Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. H. WEST, acitizen of the United States, residing at J erseyville, in the county ofJersey and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Fence-Post,of which the following is a speci- Iication.

The invention relates to improvements in fence-posts.

The. object of the present invention is to improve the construction offence-postsand to provide a simple, strong, and durable one which willbe comparatively inexpensive in construction,capable of being firmlyanchored in the ground, and adapted to receive readily a series offence-wires.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l1 is a perspective view of a fence-postconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view. Fig.4 is a detail perspective view of the cap of the post.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

l designates a base provided'with horizontal arms 2, extendingdiametrically from the center of the base and disposed at right anglesto each other. The base is provided with a central vertically-disposedsupport- 3 and has webs or flanges 4, disposed longitudinally of thearms and formed integral with the same and the support. The support hasits upper portion 5 reduced to form a tapering projection or plug and ahorizontal shoulder at the bottom thereof. The tapering reduced upperportion 5 of the support 3 fits into the lower end of a tubularfence-post 6, which is mounted upon the base and which is retained onthe central support by inclined braces 7, extending upward from theouter ends of the arms and secured at their upper terminals to the post.The flanges 4 of the base are provided at their outer ends withperforations 8, and the lower ends of the braces are angularly bent toform hooks 9, which are engaged Serial No. 5 99,331. (No model.)

with the perforations. The upper ends of the braces are provided witheyes and are secured tothe fence-post by fastening devices l0, eachfastening device passing through the eyes of two of the braces.

The tubular fence-post is providedat intervals with horizontal slots ll,communicating with the interior or bore of the post and receivingfence-wires l2,which are crimped adjacent to the post and which havetheir crimped portions extending through the slots into the interiorofthe post. The fence-wires are secured to the fence-post -by averticallydisposed rod or wire 13, arranged on the interior of the postand passing through the inwardly-projecting loops formed by the crimpingportions of the Wires. The upper end of the locking wire or rod is bentto form a hook 14:, which engages the upper end of the post, and theupper end of the post receives a cap l5, provided with a reduced portionor plug fitting within the upper end of the post. rlhe reduced portionor plug of the cap is provided,

adjacent to the locking-wire, with a groove l5 for the reception of thesame.

It will be seen that the fence-post is simple, strong, and durable, thatits base forms a firm anchor and support, and that fence-wires may bereadily secured to the post.

What I claim is- 1. The combination of a base composed of a centralvertical support having a reduced upper end forming a plug, horizontalarms extending diametrically from the lower end of the support, andflanges disposed longitudinally of the arms, formed integral with thesame and the support and provided at their outer end with perforations,a tubular post mounted on the base and receiving the reduced upper endor plug of the support in its lower end, and inclined braces secured attheir upper terminals to the post and provided at their lower ends withhooks engaging the perforations of the iianges, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of atubular fence-post provided with a verticalseries of horizontal slots communicating with its interior, fencewiresarranged in the slots, extending into the interior of the post andforming loops, a vertical locking wire or rod arranged within thefence-post, passing through the loops of the Wires and provided at itsupper end with a supporting-hook engaging the upper edge of the tubularfence-post, and a cap having a reduced portion fitting Within the upperend of the post and provided with a grooveV receiving the locking Wireor rod, substantialiy as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in ro the presence of tWo Witnesses.

WILLIAM H. II. Witnesses:

J. C. REINTGES, FRED. J. BERTMAN.

